Austria wasn’t on many people’s bingo card for a Blvk H3ro chart peak, but that’s where “Strictly Good Vibes Vol.1” landed at No. 1 on iTunes.
The Jamaican artist shared the news himself on Instagram, marking one month since the mixtape dropped.
According to his post, the project has charted in 22 countries, “some i can’t even pronounce,” as he put it. Alongside the Austrian top spot, he says the mixtape climbed as high as No. 4 on the US iTunes chart.
The numbers don’t stop at downloads. Blvk H3ro says SGV Vol.1 has passed 1.5 million streams and racked up more than 2,000 radio spins worldwide, across both national and college stations.
The college radio detail is easy to skim past, but it’s a telling one. Campus stations have long been a path for reggae and dancehall acts to reach listeners outside the usual Caribbean and diaspora strongholds, and spins there suggest the tape is getting played well beyond his core audience.
There’s a fair caveat for anyone reading the chart claims closely. iTunes charts track purchases, not streams, so a strong showing there reflects a dedicated base of fans willing to buy, while a figure like 1.5 million streams is modest next to dancehall’s biggest names.
Both things can be true: real momentum for an artist building his own lane, and a reminder that iTunes peaks and streaming dominance are different races.
The figures so far also come from Blvk H3ro’s own post rather than independent chart reporting.
That’s typical for artists sharing milestones directly with fans, and he frames it less as a boast and more as gratitude, with prayer-hands emojis bookending the update.
The tone fits the project’s title. A mixtape called “Strictly Good Vibes” with “Vol.1” attached signals a series rather than a one-off, and the mixtape format gives him room to keep momentum going without the pressure of a full studio album rollout.
Fans have their own homework, too. Blvk H3ro opened the post by asking followers to comment with their favorite tracks so far, turning a stats update into a conversation about which songs are actually connecting.
That feedback could matter. With a “Vol.1” label already on the tape, the replies piling up under his post might offer an early hint at which sound he leans into when the next volume arrives.
